(Reuters) - American Express Co, the world's largest credit card issuer, reported a 6.3 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher spending by card holders and an increase in net interest income.
Net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $1.51 billion, or $1.48 per share, for the first quarter ended March 31, from $1.42 billion, or $1.33 per share, a year earlier.
Total revenue, net of interest expense, fell 2.7 percent to $7.95 billion.
Net interest income rose 8.2 percent to $1.48 billion.
(Reporting by Avik Das in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
